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.presidenttrump'sexecutiveorder is precisely the same. it doesn't name a religion. it names seven countries. i have had personal experience with politifact and i used the word earlier today hack, political hack in an interview, and that's what i think of politifact. they shouldn't be called politifact. they should be called politihack. i was speaking on the house floor, i think it was last year, and i made a statement the on data received by of te on the percentage american citizens and the noncitizens, non -american citizens that were in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance. . and the reason i singled out possession is because president obama has talked about, he's tried to make it appear that people in federal prison have gotten such a bad rap because they really -- they just -- simple possession, you know, they didn't deserve to be imprisoned so long. i mean, there's this whole intimation that, gee, people in federal prison for possession of controlled substances, they should have been let out a long time ago, that's why we needed to have our laws changed. we

. president trump's executive order is precisely the same. it doesn't name a religion. it names seven countries. i have had personal experience with politifact and i used the word earlier today hack, political hack in an interview, and that's what i think of politifact. they shouldn't be called politifact. they should be called politihack. i was speaking on the house floor, i think it was last year, and i made a statement the on data received by of te on the percentage american citizens and the...

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presidenttrump'sexecutiveaction to deny entrance to the united states of certain refugees and travelers who were cleared and properly vetted. the arbitrary and discriminatory nature of his order is odd in that he only identified seven countries to be included an one must ask, why were other nations excluded? yes, excluded from the executive order are several middle eastern, african and other nations where the trump organization has business interests. cluding turkey, the united arab emirates, azerbaijan, and saudi arabia where the majority of 9/11 terrorists originated from. we know mr. trump has failed to divest from his company as ethics experts have duly noted. every morne -- american should wonder if he designed this executive order with his own business interests at least partly in mind. this is the purpose of divestiture, to eliminate any possible question of doubt or possible mal intent. without divethsing from management and ownership, president trump's circumstances threatens the basic tenet of the rule of law that the government and all its actors will discharge duti

president trump's executive action to deny entrance to the united states of certain refugees and travelers who were cleared and properly vetted. the arbitrary and discriminatory nature of his order is odd in that he only identified seven countries to be included an one must ask, why were other nations excluded? yes, excluded from the executive order are several middle eastern, african and other nations where the trump organization has business interests. cluding turkey, the united arab...

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actions never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. presidentdonaldtrumphastted refugees who isil infiltrated to commit crime in france and germany. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. thank you, madam speaker. i wish to introduce prump to two syrian -- president trump to two syrian families just a week before he slammed the door. they are from damascus. another from aleppo. these families survived a bomb, al qaeda and isis violence. they found temporary refuge in turkey. they have now found permanent freedom in vermont. these good people endured all these hardships to do what all parents strive to do -- protect their children from harm. mr. speaker, i wish president trump was with me last thursday to meet them. do we really fear these families when they've been so rigorously vetted? and i wish president trump was with me to meet the generous people of rutland. they had good questions about the refugee program, its costs and th

actions never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. president donald trump has tted refugees who isil infiltrated to commit crime in france and germany. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. thank you, madam speaker. i wish to introduce prump to two syrian -- president trump to two syrian families just a week before he slammed the door. they are...

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stake here. it is our reputation in the world. and when presidentdonaldtrumpoffersthese executive orders, authored by senator sessions, former staffers, of course we have questions. and we should. this to me, it's the heart of why we are having this hearing and why we are spending this time. since world war ii we have tried to set a standard for the world. i am saddened that 12 days into this administration president trump is trying to redefine america in the eyes of the world. much was said in earlier comments about senator sessions' work on criminal justice reform. i have a unique and personal perspective on that. senator sessions and i have disagreed on a lot of issues. there was one, though, that we tried to work together on and we achieved something. i've cast thousands of votes as a member of the house and the senate. i am proud of almost all of them, but i'm embarrassed by one. and i'll tell you what it was because it should be a matter of record here as we debate this nomination of senator sessions. i'm turning to a book here called "white rage" by carol anderson

stake here. it is our reputation in the world. and when president donald trump offers these executive orders, authored by senator sessions, former staffers, of course we have questions. and we should. this to me, it's the heart of why we are having this hearing and why we are spending this time. since world war ii we have tried to set a standard for the world. i am saddened that 12 days into this administration president trump is trying to redefine america in the eyes of the world. much was...

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here in the united nations because i am from one of seven mostly muslim countriesontrump'slistwhere incidentally there are no trump hotels, buildings, or golf courses. but now the entire world knows that the president of the united states screwed up bigly last week and caused an international and domestic crisis and that his staff are lying when they say it was a, quote, huge success. when the german chancellor, the german chancellor, has to lecture your president about the geneva convention, you have made one hell of a bad decision. when the prime minister of england is saying one day that the u.s. and britain have a special relationship, but you're keeping her citizenship -- her citizens out of your country the very next day when they are green card holders, your country has made a mistake. when rudy giuliani of all people makes it clear that the president requested a muslim ban and they dressed up the policy to make it look better, but still carved up exception to christians, you are probably acting in an unconstitutional manner. that is what not one but two federal judges

here in the united nations because i am from one of seven mostly muslim countries on trump's list where incidentally there are no trump hotels, buildings, or golf courses. but now the entire world knows that the president of the united states screwed up bigly last week and caused an international and domestic crisis and that his staff are lying when they say it was a, quote, huge success. when the german chancellor, the german chancellor, has to lecture your president about the geneva...

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. they're just like me, good, honest, hard-working people. i don't think itistrumpsomuch that institutes these bans. i think the government -- he is not the only one. levelsto go through many that say yes to this and enforce his policy. many not just him, it is people in the congress, in the government, that agree with him. we are pointing the finger at him because he is the figurehead. host: you don't blame the president for this? caller: it goes deeper than that. i believe so. he is the one that signs the order. who you say his name on tv and this and that, if this was supposed to happen, it wouldn't matter who the president is supposed to be anyway. it is not really his fault here it should focus on other areas of government. host: in terms of people charged with enforcing this policy, a shakeup in the justice yesterday after the now former acting attorney general issued an order through members of the justice department saying not to try to defend the president's travel ban in court. that was sally eight yesterday, who was relieved of her duties. replaced by dana been to a

. they're just like me, good, honest, hard-working people. i don't think it is trump so much that institutes these bans. i think the government -- he is not the only one. levelsto go through many that say yes to this and enforce his policy. many not just him, it is people in the congress, in the government, that agree with him. we are pointing the finger at him because he is the figurehead. host: you don't blame the president for this? caller: it goes deeper than that. i believe so. he is the...

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i was glad it seepresidenttrumptakethat. c-span.org it watch programs any time. journal continues. host: congressman lou barletta joins us a vania republican. we will continue our discussion on the president's executive vetting.extreme ted lieu just spent the last why he doesn't think this is an effective measure. bans.pport the travel guest: i commend trump for doing hat he said he was going to do when he ran for president. i know that is sometimes to americans when somebody campaigns and when they what they does promised to do. i serve on the homeland security i'm on e and correspondent terrorism and intelligence and border security. we have had four national weurity experts testify that have no way to properly screen syrian refugees. there's not a good data base rely on.an we certainly can't rely on the us thegovernment to give background of the individuals and we are putting americans at when we allow people to come into the united states when said they will use the refugee program to get into the united states. the president's job is to keep us safe. that is what he

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. what you saw with the women's protests you nic are seeing a very large reaction topresidenttrump. alaw of physics that i believe applies to politics which is for every there's an equal and opposite reaction and you are seeing the majority of americans oppose the donald trump unconstitutional orders and action. oppose it?o you guest: it is a religious test and in america we don't have a religious test. let me say having served on to have duty in the united states air force when it comes terrorism we need to hunt down terrorists and kill them. ut we are also taught in the military to defeat our enemy we need to know or enemy and they terrorist groups like al qaeda and isis. they are not women, children and fleeing those groups. that is what the facts have shown. refugees from these seven countries he banned you know how many engage in attacks on u.s. soil that killed anybody? zero. the cato institute your changes foreign areled by a in america is 1 in 3.6 million. chances of being struck by lightning 1 in 700,000. host: you call it a religious test on twitter. used the hash tag mu

. what you saw with the women's protests you nic are seeing a very large reaction to president trump. a law of physics that i believe applies to politics which is for every there's an equal and opposite reaction and you are seeing the majority of americans oppose the donald trump unconstitutional orders and action. oppose it?o you guest: it is a religious test and in america we don't have a religious test. let me say having served on to have duty in the united states air force when it comes...

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here to ♪ good morning. it is tuesday, january 31, 2000 17. fallout fromdonaldtrump'stravelban continued on monday barack obama injecting himself into the debate and the acting attorney general refusing to defend the order in court. thep and a day 11 by firing obama administration holdover, serving as the department of justice chief, and installing a new acting attorney general. on theknow your thoughts latest twist over the president's executive order on extreme the thing. democrats call-in at (202) 748-8000. republicans call in at (202) 748-8001. independent colors call-in at (202) 748-8002. and a special line this morning for recent immigrants -- (202) 748-8003. you can always catch up with us on social media on twitter and on facebook. good tuesday morning to you. the country waking up to a new head of the department of justice today. dana been taken appointed by donald trump as the acting attorney general after sally gates ordered her staff to refuse to enforce the president's temporary ban on entry to the united states for citizens of the seven muslim majority countries.

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ofpresidenttrump'sannouncementof supreme court nominee. then we will open lines to take your comments. >> congressional democrats, led nancyse minority leader pelosi and senate minority chuck schumer protested trump's executive order restricting travel from seven majority muslim countries. this protest from outside the supreme court is 45 minutes. [chanting] crowd: stand up, fight back. stand up, fight back. [cheers and applause] >> stop the wall. crowd: stand up, fight back. stand up, fight back. stand up, fight back. [indiscernible conversation] [cheers and applause] [indiscernible conversation] [crowd chanting] >> stop the wall. stop the wall. ms. pelosi: good evening, everyone. thank you very much for coming out -- is the sound working? good? the sound working? >> no. i don't think they can hear anything. pelosi: i can hear you, can you hear us? is the sound working? >> i don't think it is. pelosi: good evening, everyone. i'm proud to stand with the members of the house democratic caucus, soon to be joined by the senate democrats as well. it's not on? is somebody going to

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discussion. boris johnson spoke aboutpresidenttrump'sexecutiveorder temporarily denying citizens of seven muslim majority countries into the statementtes, his clarifies the impact on u.s. diplomats in london and holders of british passports. during the 90 minute event, members of parliament call for the conservative government to take a stronger stance against the donald trump administration's actions. the foreign commonwealth affairs, boris johnson. mr. johnson: i should like to make a statement on the implications for this country of the recent changes in u.s. immigration policy. in view of the understandable concern and uncertainty, it may be helpful if i described for the house the consequences for british citizens and dual nationals of the executive order issued last friday. let me begin by saying this is not u.k. policy, not our policy, nor something this government would consider. anxiety thatour discriminate on grounds of nationality in ways that are divisive and wrong. president donald trump issued an executive order banning citizens of seven countries from ente

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this morning,presidenttrump'sexecutiveorders on extreme venting. the announcement of a supreme court nominee and president trump's cabinet picks. then, we will talk about congressional reaction to the trial administration travel ban. morning. this join me discussion. the discussion. madeleine albright. she took part in an event hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and also responded to president trump's refugee ban. this is just over one hour. [applause] >> good evening everyone. is kathleen. are so pleased today to welcome former secretary of state madeleine albright. it will be a conversation about her experience. first, i want to give you a reminder to follow us on twitter. @smartwomen. our podcast.ut if you're live tweeting this event, and we hope you are, throw in some hash tags. just for a bit of safety housekeeping, in the extremely rare case of an emergency, there are exits behind you, and there are some behind me. if the fire alarm goes off, i'll tell you which way to go. our series would not be possible without the support of citi. citi has bee

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protect its borders and i supportdonaldtrump. secondly,our number one the 320 is to protect million people that live in this country. i under -- i understand people may be inconvenienced. but this is our country. our first responsibility is to our people. we have always been a welcoming country. the idea that we should have an open door and let people in, is ridiculous. >> there was an interesting piece that i pulled here on what it takes and what it has taken in the past for refugees entering the u.s. multiple screenings. interviews. when used in there as a communication director and the press secretary, when you talk about an open door, -- >> i said that you do not treat it as an open door. you have to look at the families who lose someone in an attack or a bombing and say -- could we had done more to say them. yes, then thats is shame on us. >> you are rolling out a lot of stuff whether it is the immigration began, -- immigration ban, or the wall. >> or bringing back jobs. >> that is a fair point. >> it is never lead with a positive but with the perceived negative. >> i w

protect its borders and i support donald trump. secondly, our number one the 320 is to protect million people that live in this country. i under -- i understand people may be inconvenienced. but this is our country. our first responsibility is to our people. we have always been a welcoming country. the idea that we should have an open door and let people in, is ridiculous. >> there was an interesting piece that i pulled here on what it takes and what it has taken in the past for refugees...

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did not take up president obama's nominee. tuesday,presidenttrumpwillannounce his pick for the supreme court. we will have live coverage at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. and following the president's remarks, we will open up our phone lines and take your comments. , white house press secretary press secretary john spicer joins a panel of journalists that cover the white house to discuss media coverage of president trump. the george washington university hosted this two-hour event. >> good evening everybody. the schoolrector of of media and public affairs. as barbara porter and i like to say, i am a recovering journalist. i would like to thank you all for being here. at a remarkable moment in our history. and for a conversation i hope is instructive to you, to our theents, and throughout university to those of you who are journalists and to the country because we have c-span and facebook live and a number of other media here. i think we will benefit from hearing from the new white house secretary at a time of some drama. thoseso from hearing from who are journalists a signed

did not take up president obama's nominee. tuesday, president trump will announce his pick for the supreme court. we will have live coverage at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. and following the president's remarks, we will open up our phone lines and take your comments. , white house press secretary press secretary john spicer joins a panel of journalists that cover the white house to discuss media coverage of president trump. the george washington university hosted this two-hour event....

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senate minority leader chuck schumerprotestingtrump'sexecutiveorder restricting travel from seven majority muslim countries. this from outside the supreme court is 45 minutes. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> stand up fight back. stand up, fight back. [cheers and applause] >> stop the wall. ms. pelosi: good evening, everyone. thank you very much for coming out -- is the sound working? good? the sound working? i can hear you, can you hear us? is the sound working? good evening, everyone. i'm very proud to hear -- i'm proud to stand with the members of the house democratic caucus, soon to be joined by the senate democrats as well. it's not on? is somebody going to deal with this? look at this. ms. pelosi: look at that moon. a new moon. can you hear now? much different. good evening, everyone, i'm very proud to stand here with the members of the house democratic caucus, soon to be joined by the senate democrats as well. sharing views in a bipartisan way with many of our republican colleagues who agree that what the president did undermines our values and is not in support of the o

senate minority leader chuck schumer protesting trump's executive order restricting travel from seven majority muslim countries. this from outside the supreme court is 45 minutes. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> stand up fight back. stand up, fight back. [cheers and applause] >> stop the wall. ms. pelosi: good evening, everyone. thank you very much for coming out -- is the sound working? good? the sound working? i can hear you, can you hear us? is the sound working? good...

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country has been all about. should i sign it? >> absolutely. >> sign it.presidenttrump: thatis great. that is a big one. does anybody want to say something to the press? anybody? >> thank you for doing this because small business has been buried in a tidal wave of red tape. this will really change the world for us. hank you. -- think you. [applause] mr. vice trump: president. thank you all very much. thank you. >> thank you, press. >> next on c-span, congressional democrats protest the president's order banning travel from jordi muslim companies. -- countries. then sean spicer talks about the media coverage of resident trump. state or secretary of madeleine albright speaks on national security. announcer: c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by americans television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. congressional democrats led by nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer protesting trump's executive order restricting travel from seven majority muslim countries. this from outside the sup

country has been all about. should i sign it? >> absolutely. >> sign it. president trump: that is great. that is a big one. does anybody want to say something to the press? anybody? >> thank you for doing this because small business has been buried in a tidal wave of red tape. this will really change the world for us. hank you. -- think you. [applause] mr. vice trump: president. thank you all very much. thank you. >> thank you, press. >> next on c-span,...

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or listen on the radio app.presidenttrumpmetwith small business executives at the white house. was going to issue on executive order and that american businesses. he announced his supreme court nomination would come tuesday night at the white house. here's a look. president trump: hello everybody. hello everybody. morning. nice to see you. who is back there? you get paid like $100,000 a year which he gave up. developmentt of pays close did you hundred million dollars in tax. he gave up, by the way. i should not ask you that. [applause] >> i gave up my salary. president trump: we appreciate what you have done. >> thank you. formernt trump: president of goldman sachs. that was a big check you had to write. i want to thank you all very much. director,hon is the she is a fantastic woman. a fantastic woman. we are waiting for her approval. we are waiting for many approvals from the senate the democrats are acting deliberately slow. they're not behaving well at all. that is why over the last many years nothing got done in this country. we are moving things along. we are moving them

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tuesday,presidenttrumpwillfor thes nominee supreme court. we will have live coverage on c-span2. and we will open the telephone lines inch take your comments. washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, california democratic congressman ted lieu will discuss president trump's executive orders on extreme vetting. the announcement of his supreme lord nominee and his supreme court nominee cabinet picks. then, we talk about congressional reaction to the ban. administration travel he sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at some :00 a.m. tuesday morning. join the -- at 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> next, secretary of state madeleine albright speaks about the importance of the united states remaining engaged in the global community. she took part in an event hosted andhe center for strategic international studies. it is just over one hour. [applause] >> good evening everyone. welcome. i direct the national security program here. i am fortunate to also oversee our smart women, smart power initi

tuesday, president trump will for thes nominee supreme court. we will have live coverage on c-span2. and we will open the telephone lines inch take your comments. washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, california democratic congressman ted lieu will discuss president trump's executive orders on extreme vetting. the announcement of his supreme lord nominee and his supreme court nominee cabinet picks. then, we talk about...

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blanket travel ban, just like the onepresidenttrumpsign.he said quote, i don't support a blanket travel ban on people coming into this country. he stressed in his opening statement that moderate muslims would be our greatest allies in the fight against extremist. the implication was he would not support a proposal that would in any way and alienate and inflame them. suggest he might be wary about a policy that explicitly singles out seven majority muslim countries for different treatment under u.s. policy. many of these comments, mr. president, that he made to the committee, mr. tillerson did, are at odds with the president's policy. so mr. president, democrats and republicans alike, and the american people most of all deserve to know whether mr. tillerson would implement this executive order or not because it seems to directly contradict comments he made under oath to a senate committee. key allies in the world are wondering whether the potential secretary supports this policy and so are the american people. here are some important questions. did he have any involvement or consu

blanket travel ban, just like the one president trump sign. he said quote, i don't support a blanket travel ban on people coming into this country. he stressed in his opening statement that moderate muslims would be our greatest allies in the fight against extremist. the implication was he would not support a proposal that would in any way and alienate and inflame them. suggest he might be wary about a policy that explicitly singles out seven majority muslim countries for different treatment...

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actually, with 26 cosponsors that would repeal the immigration ban .laced bypresidenttrumpmr.president, president trump's muslim ban is unnecessary, unconstitutional, and on american and it should be repealed and immediately. the executive order prohibits individuals from iran, syria, iraq, cynthia, somalia, libya, and yemen from entering the country. and even bars relatives of americans from visiting. the order suspends the entire u.s. refugee program and most egregiously, syrian refugees are beyond indefinitely unless they are christian. this is not what america is all about, mr. president. unnecessary.der is individuals from the seven targeted countries and 150 other nations are already thoroughly squeezed. they submit photographs that run through biometric data bases. their personal information is reviewed, including names, addresses, and date of birth. they are interviewed and a united states consulate. the process can take months to complete and eliminates the need for the travel ban. in addition, the move to ban no national security reason because these refugees undergo an even

actually, with 26 cosponsors that would repeal the immigration ban .laced by president trump mr. president, president trump's muslim ban is unnecessary, unconstitutional, and on american and it should be repealed and immediately. the executive order prohibits individuals from iran, syria, iraq, cynthia, somalia, libya, and yemen from entering the country. and even bars relatives of americans from visiting. the order suspends the entire u.s. refugee program and most egregiously, syrian refugees...

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spicer took issue with reports onpresidenttrump'smemorandumon the administration's national security council. he also spoke about the recent executive order on refugees and immigrants from seven muslim countries. this is an hour. >> thank you all for coming. spi the presidentc pledged to support thee canadianr police and intelligence service in any way necessary. : trudeau was extremely appreciative and cautious to drop conclusions on the motives at this stage in the investigation. canadian law enforcement officials are actively investigating this matter. we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. a terrible reminder why we must be vigilant and the president is taking steps to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to the nations safety and charity. those injured for and are keeping in close contact with officials in canada. quick recapg into a of the events of the past few days. the president had an extremely busy weekends. offollowed up on his week action with a weekend of action. on saturday and sunday he spoke filled some of the biggest campaign pro

spicer took issue with reports on president trump's memorandum on the administration's national security council. he also spoke about the recent executive order on refugees and immigrants from seven muslim countries. this is an hour. >> thank you all for coming. spi the presidentc pledged to support thee canadianr police and intelligence service in any way necessary. : trudeau was extremely appreciative and cautious to drop conclusions on the motives at this stage in the investigation....

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congressman lou will be here to talk about congressional reaction tothetrumpadministrationtravel ban. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday morning, join the discussion. >> c-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service. it is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >> we take you now to a demonstration outside the supreme court led by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. protesting president trump's executive order restricting travel from seven muslim majority countries. it is about 45 minutes. [protesting] [cheering] >> good evening everyone, thank you very much for coming out. that tbilisi -- pelosi: i can hear you can you hear us? is the sound working? good evening everyone. to stand with the members of the house democratic caucus soon to be joined by the senate democrats as well. look at that moment. new moon. good evening everyone. i'm very proud to stand here with the members of the house democratic caucus, soon to be joined by the senate democrats as well. sharing beers and a bipartisan way with many

congressman lou will be here to talk about congressional reaction to the trump administration travel ban. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday morning, join the discussion. >> c-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service. it is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >> we take you now to a demonstration outside the supreme court led by nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. protesting president trump's executive...

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sign it? >> signit.trump: thatis great, that is a big one. do you have anything to say to the press? it anybody like to say anything? >> thank you for doing this. small business has been buried in a title wave of red tape. to break that was really changing the work for us. thank you. [applause] president trump: thank you all very much. >> when has press secretary sean spicer tweets that the president as actingdana ponte attorney general, the current acting attorney general's elliott has been relieved again. this is from sean spicer, press secretary at the white house. the former acting attorney general sally yates issued a letter earlier today instructing top attorneys at the justice department not to defend the on the executive order issued by the white house concerning refugees from seven muslim majority nations. said that dana ponte is replacing's elliott says acting attorney general. next up, congressional democrats led by house minority nancy pelosi and chuck schumer protested that executive order. that was at the supreme court, the -- the protest is about 45 minutes. >> next o

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for two abstract. obama attorneyn general. earlier today, to begin his day,presidenttrumpmetwith small business owners at the white house and signed an executive order to with regulations. >> hello everybody from the other side. >> they get paid like $100,000 a year or so. the president says picklist to $200 million in tax. he get's up. i shouldn't ask you that. we appreciate what you have done. gary cohen, president of goldman sachs, finally. as if they check he had to write. i want to thank you all very much. linda mcmahon is the director, she is a fantastic woman. we are waiting for her approval, we are many poor -- waiting for many approvals. deliberatelycting slow. they are not behaving will at all. that is why over the last many years nothing got done in this country. , were moving things along are moving them along fast. they actually had a very good day yesterday. in terms of homeland security. we had to make the move and we decided to make the move. it would be nice if we could have that cabinet which is outstanding. it is going through a lot. in terms of what they are b

for two abstract. obama attorneyn general. earlier today, to begin his day, president trump met with small business owners at the white house and signed an executive order to with regulations. >> hello everybody from the other side. >> they get paid like $100,000 a year or so. the president says picklist to $200 million in tax. he get's up. i shouldn't ask you that. we appreciate what you have done. gary cohen, president of goldman sachs, finally. as if they check he had to write....

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asdonaldtrumpperpro seeds with an unconstitutional and immoral executive order, we must stand up to this test and fight to make sure that the truth of america is known. i want this last point to be clear. nothing worthwhile is easy. >> we'll break away here. the house is coming back in. you can watch this live on -- online at c-span.org. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 388, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative , he rules are suspended and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, to suspend the rules and pass house resolution 538 as amended, which the yeas and nays are ordered this eclerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 538 a bill to redesignate ocmulgee national monument in the state of georgia and amend its purposes. -- speaker pro tempore: the a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise and remain standing. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will r

as donald trump per pro seeds with an unconstitutional and immoral executive order, we must stand up to this test and fight to make sure that the truth of america is known. i want this last point to be clear. nothing worthwhile is easy. >> we'll break away here. the house is coming back in. you can watch this live on -- online at c-span.org. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 388, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative , he rules are suspended and the motion to...

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beaten an battered today because of the little man in the white house,donaldtrump. whenthe president signed his dangerously stupid executive order friday afternoon, i knew that it was unconstitutional, discriminatory and morally reprehensible. what i did in the know is that people all over this country would join together so quickly to fight this outrageous policy and to help those in need. that gives me great hope that our country can overcome this dark time. we must overcome this dark time. we must overcome this little man in the white house who is disgracing our history and disgracing our traditions. we must continue to welcome people from all over the world, regardless of their race or their color or their religion or their creed or their national origin. that is what our constitution demands. that's what our law demands. that's what our people demand. we will prevail. [crowd chanting] >> no ban! no wall! no ban! no wall! mr. schumer: senator ben cardin. mr. cardin: we are here tonight to make sure that this executive order is repealed and never becomes effective here in the unit

beaten an battered today because of the little man in the white house, donald trump. when the president signed his dangerously stupid executive order friday afternoon, i knew that it was unconstitutional, discriminatory and morally reprehensible. what i did in the know is that people all over this country would join together so quickly to fight this outrageous policy and to help those in need. that gives me great hope that our country can overcome this dark time. we must overcome this dark...

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-time ban. the president continues to make it clear, if you want to be part ofthetrumpadministration,you will be serving the country, not yourself. the president signed a memorandum modernizing the structure of the national security council and the homeland security council. there has been a lot of misreporting this week about what this memo does and does not do. let me walk you through this. there are two issues at hand, one is the makeup of the n.s.c. and the principals committee. and it is the n.s.c. minus the president. the idea is that the chairman of to remove f staff is this utter none cease. to be clear, the memo lays out if there is a principal's meeting that is outside their scope, a domestic issue that doesn't pertain to the military, they aren't required but welcomed. certain homelaec certain homeland security issues may not be military issues and will not be in the time. we called several outlets who were misreporting the topic to better inform them about what this memo means. let me walk through this real quick. this is the 2001 n.s.c. stand-up memo and

-time ban. the president continues to make it clear, if you want to be part of the trump administration, you will be serving the country, not yourself. the president signed a memorandum modernizing the structure of the national security council and the homeland security council. there has been a lot of misreporting this week about what this memo does and does not do. let me walk you through this. there are two issues at hand, one is the makeup of the n.s.c. and the principals committee. and it...

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, follow live coverage on c-span2.presidenttrumpsaishe'll announce tomorrow his pick to replace antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. c-span2 will have live coverage tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. next up, speaker of the house, paul ryan, outlining the republicans' 200-day policy agenda in an interview with "politico." his commenlts friday came after the congressional republicans met in philadelphia for their annual retreat. this is about 30 minutes. we'll show you as much as we can before the house comes in at about 4:30 eastern. jake: good afternoon. packed house. hank you very much for coming. thank you to all of you in the room. and all of you joining in live streamland for our first playbook interview event with speaker paul ryan. we're kicking off this newest playbook series with a timely conversation to provide insight and intelligence about the new washington and what to expect and what you need to know as we kick off the trump administration. these events are a live extension of the playbook interview which we do in playbook often, where we host conversations with ne

, follow live coverage on c-span2. president trump sais he'll announce tomorrow his pick to replace antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. c-span2 will have live coverage tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. next up, speaker of the house, paul ryan, outlining the republicans' 200-day policy agenda in an interview with "politico." his commenlts friday came after the congressional republicans met in philadelphia for their annual retreat. this is about 30 minutes. we'll show you as much as...

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, follow live coverage on c-span2.presidenttrumpsaishe'll announce tomorrow his pick to replace antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. c-span2 will have live coverage tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. next up, speaker of the house, paul ryan, outlining the republicans' 200-day policy agenda in an interview with "politico." his commenlts friday came after the congressional republicans met in philadelphia for their annual retreat. this is about 30 minutes. we'll show you as much as we can before the house comes in at about 4:30 eastern. jake: good afternoon. packed house. hank you very much for coming. thank you to all of you in the room. and all of you joining in live streamland for our first playbook interview event with speaker paul ryan. we're kicking off this newest playbook series with a timely conversation to provide insight and intelligence about the new washington and what to expect and what you need to know as we kick off the trump administration. these events are a live extension of the playbook interview which we do in playbook often, where we host conversations with ne

, follow live coverage on c-span2. president trump sais he'll announce tomorrow his pick to replace antonin scalia on the u.s. supreme court. c-span2 will have live coverage tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. next up, speaker of the house, paul ryan, outlining the republicans' 200-day policy agenda in an interview with "politico." his commenlts friday came after the congressional republicans met in philadelphia for their annual retreat. this is about 30 minutes. we'll show you as much as...

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it very, very clear that if you want to be part ofatrumpadministrationyou are going to be serving the country, not yourself. the president also signed a memorandum modernizing the structure of the national security council and the homeland security council. there's been a lot of misreporting this week about what this memo does and does not do. so let me walk you through this real quick. there are two issues at hand. one is the makeup of the nfc and other is the makeup of the principal committee. the committee is the n.f.c. minus the president. the idea is that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the d.n.a. are being downgraded or removed sutter nonsense. they are at every n.s.c. meeting. to be clear the memo lay us out if there is a principal meeting outside their scope, for example, a domestic issue that doesn't pertain to the military, they are not required but certainly welcomed to be in attemptance. we recognize that certain homeland security issues may not be military issues, and it would not be in the best interest of the joint chiefs' valuable time to be a

it very, very clear that if you want to be part of a trump administration you are going to be serving the country, not yourself. the president also signed a memorandum modernizing the structure of the national security council and the homeland security council. there's been a lot of misreporting this week about what this memo does and does not do. so let me walk you through this real quick. there are two issues at hand. one is the makeup of the nfc and other is the makeup of the principal...

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part of the law. why it becomes very difficult forpresidenttrumptoimplement his policy because historically ve been very reluctant to allow the federal government it get so the drug nvolved in market. ost: this is a call from pennsylvania, medicare recipient. caller: good morning, gentlemen. medicare is k that going to go bankrupt. of use we have a way [indiscernible]. medicareem i have with is i did not know it was you had to have it because my prescription has so any side effects it was making me sicker than i was and i decided not to use prescription. then i was penalized for not prescription. so you have every month until the day i die i have to pay $28 for not having prescription. give me prescription that doesn't have that many side effects, yes. penalized because of my choice and i thought it was my to choose for myself and my health and my now i'm penalized for it. kind ofhis goes back to two fundamental things. one is that medicare is a it will be ram that difficult to change because so it.y seniors are affected by it is the single second biggest insurer in the country

part of the law. why it becomes very difficult for president trump to implement his policy because historically ve been very reluctant to allow the federal government it get so the drug nvolved in market. ost: this is a call from pennsylvania, medicare recipient. caller: good morning, gentlemen. medicare is k that going to go bankrupt. of use we have a way [indiscernible]. medicareem i have with is i did not know it was you had to have it because my prescription has so any side effects it was...

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be a good idea.presidenttrumptheother idea emphasized a fix it first strategy, that brookings has talked about when rob was still over there. yeah, we do have problems, but it's important not to lose sight of the fact that many of these problems are local and the feds are not necessarily the best folks to address them. >> if i could chime in here, if you look at bridges, for example, there is 600,000 bridges in the united states and the federal highway administration says that about 60,000 or 10% are structurely deficit. politicians often mention that figure 60,000 as if it was a huge catastrophe. as mark noted, the share of structurally deficit has fallen over the years. as an economist, the number of bridges is not zero. because if to eliminate all of the structurally it deficit bridges, enormously expensive, hundreds of billions of dollars. you want to get to a point where additional investment more than pays for itself in terms of creating additional benefits. the federal highway administration says that those 60,000 structurally deficit bridges, they're not at risk of fal

be a good idea. president trump the other idea emphasized a fix it first strategy, that brookings has talked about when rob was still over there. yeah, we do have problems, but it's important not to lose sight of the fact that many of these problems are local and the feds are not necessarily the best folks to address them. >> if i could chime in here, if you look at bridges, for example, there is 600,000 bridges in the united states and the federal highway administration says that about...

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>>presidenttrumpannouncedon twitter who he will nominate supreme court. it will be announced tuesday. the tweet from the president came at 8:43 a.m. we will bring you the announcement tomorrow night. over the weekend, he spoke on the phone with vladimir putin and we saw him in the oval office making that call. he was surrounded by his grief of status -- chief of staff. the president signed executive orders on lobbying. after signing those, he took reporters question about the executive order on immigration he signed on friday. >> this is a five-year lobbying ban. this is all of the people standing behind me will not be able to go to work or do anything to our wonderful country. a five-year ban it. it's a two-year ban and it's full of loopholes. you have one last chance to get out there. this was something that i've been talking about a lot on the campaign trail. we are putting it into effect. this is the organization of the national security council and the homeland security council. you know what it represents, it represents a lot. a lot of efficiency and a lot of safety. pe

>> president trump announced on twitter who he will nominate supreme court. it will be announced tuesday. the tweet from the president came at 8:43 a.m. we will bring you the announcement tomorrow night. over the weekend, he spoke on the phone with vladimir putin and we saw him in the oval office making that call. he was surrounded by his grief of status -- chief of staff. the president signed executive orders on lobbying. after signing those, he took reporters question about the...

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help terrorist recruitment security.ve yesterdaypresidenttrumpputtingout his own statement travel ban, the executive order amid the discussion and headlines and the happening at were airports around the country. he said, my policy is similar to obama did in tent11, he banned visas for months. seven countries are the countries identified by the bama administration as sources of terror. this is not a muslim ban as the is falsely reporting, this is not about religion, this is about terror and keeping the country safe. visas to all countries once we're sure we have the most secure policies 90 days.next we're asking where you stand on this, do you think this unitedve order makes the states more or less safe? lines, democrats 202-748-8000. 202-748-8001. independents 202-748-8002. f you are outside the u.s., 202-748-8920. phone lines are yours for the rest of the show. jame necessary rex georgia, republican. good morning. caller: good morning, john. that what the k president is doing will in the safer.un make us i also believe that a lot of people that has been stopped, they understand w

help terrorist recruitment security.ve yesterday president trump putting out his own statement travel ban, the executive order amid the discussion and headlines and the happening at were airports around the country. he said, my policy is similar to obama did in tent11, he banned visas for months. seven countries are the countries identified by the bama administration as sources of terror. this is not a muslim ban as the is falsely reporting, this is not about religion, this is about terror and...

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presidenttrumpwantit is lower drug passes. washington correspondent with stat news. what is stat news? public e are a national indication covering healthcare and medicine based out of boston "the boston globe" but we've reporters across the ountry including a couple in d.c. host: it is the website for want to follow your reporting. let's get to drug pricing. what did donald trump promise hen it kim it -- came it prescription drug prices? guest: he said he wants to bring prices.escription drug how he wants to do that is what is unusual. e wants to change ou the federal government -- how the federal government pays that it medicare and medicaid and wants more direct negotiations between the government and drug companies. that is usually something you hear from democratic politicians. whetheroves forward and he is able to wrangle his party to agree is interesting. host: we have special phone medicare recipients. split them by e region and eastern or central 2027487000 and 2027488001. it -- to helpful explain how medicare drugs are by the federal government before we see how to chang

president trump want it is lower drug passes. washington correspondent with stat news. what is stat news? public e are a national indication covering healthcare and medicine based out of boston "the boston globe" but we've reporters across the ountry including a couple in d.c. host: it is the website for want to follow your reporting. let's get to drug pricing. what did donald trump promise hen it kim it -- came it prescription drug prices? guest: he said he wants to bring...

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presidenttrump'sexecutiveorder to restrict mr. -- immigration from seven countries. some republicans are now criticizing the white house and questioning whether the new intrictions might backfire their attempt to strengthen national security. we put the question to viewers. do you think the trump administration's new travel ban will make the country more or less safe. democrats call in. call (202) 748-8000. republicans, call (202) 748-8001 . independents, call (202) 748-8002. catch up with us on social media . twitter, @cspanwj. on facebook, facebook.com/c-span. good monday morning. we talk about the president's travel ban. we want to get your thoughts on whether you think the united states more or less safe. more than 20 republicans have come out with some form of criticism of the president's travel ban. john mccain and lindsey graham yesterday issued a joint statement that reads in part -- ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism. the most important allies in the fight against isil are the vast majority o

president trump's executive order to restrict mr. -- immigration from seven countries. some republicans are now criticizing the white house and questioning whether the new intrictions might backfire their attempt to strengthen national security. we put the question to viewers. do you think the trump administration's new travel ban will make the country more or less safe. democrats call in. call (202) 748-8000. republicans, call (202) 748-8001 . independents, call (202) 748-8002. catch up with...

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. on today's "washington journal," a look at the week ahead forpresidenttrumpandhis administration with bloomberg news white house correspondent shannon pettypiece. after that, dylan scott with staff news, talks about the president's pledge to lower medicare drug prices through new negotiations with drug companies. and later, melissa emrey arras from the government accountability office shares the findings of a recent report on the cost of income-based ♪tudent loan repayment plans. host: good morning. it is monday, january 30, 2017. the house and senate are in session on capitol hill today after a weekend that saw nationwide protest over president trump's executive order to restrict mr. -- immigration from seven countries. some republicans are now criticizing the white house and questioning whether the new intrictions might backfire their attempt to strengthen national security. we put the question to viewers. do you think the trump administration's new travel ban will make the country more or less safe. democrats call in. call (2048

. on today's "washington journal," a look at the week ahead for president trump and his administration with bloomberg news white house correspondent shannon pettypiece. after that, dylan scott with staff news, talks about the president's pledge to lower medicare drug prices through new negotiations with drug companies. and later, melissa emrey arras from the government accountability office shares the findings of a recent report on the cost of income-based ♪tudent loan repayment...

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. this is around the time that nowpresidenttrumpwasfirst announcing his running for the presidency and the second occurred in march of 2016. they each took roughly the same sets of information. this is unusual. if you are looking to maintain operational security, the more often you penetrate a target the more often you are likely to be caught. the fact they went after the same information raises questions about if they were centrally directed. this is the fruit of bureaucratic rivalry. we have the gru that penerated on one occasion and the fsb on another that penetrated on a seco second occasion. that is a possible situation. we ought to consider an alternative hypothesis and these were not centrally directed intrusions. could this have been a false flag operation? the evidence we have is consistent with all of these hypothes hypothesis. the second is the sloppiness. the chinese had a reputation for being sloppy in their intrusions. the analogy might be an intruder who breaks in the home and leaves muddy fingerprints everywhere. almost as if we didn't care china was behind the oper

. this is around the time that now president trump was first announcing his running for the presidency and the second occurred in march of 2016. they each took roughly the same sets of information. this is unusual. if you are looking to maintain operational security, the more often you penetrate a target the more often you are likely to be caught. the fact they went after the same information raises questions about if they were centrally directed. this is the fruit of bureaucratic rivalry. we...

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includes votes for several ofpresidenttrump'snominees.joining us from philadelphia, warehouse republicans were meeting for their annual retreat. >> bridget bowman is the senate reporter for roll call. the senate is expected to take up the nomination of rex tillerson as secretary of state. what is the schedule and what can we expect to see during that debate? ms. bowman: monday evening, the senate has a vote to end debate. as you will recall, democrats changed the rules in 2013, so only a majority of senators are required to end his nomination. that is expected to move forward. the question of when the final confirmation will come up, if democrats want to draw out a debate, that could push the final confirmation vote until wednesday. >> besides voting on elaine chao, committees will vote on jeff sessions and betsy devos after a weeklong delay. what is the status of those nominations? ms. bowman: as you mentioned, both of those nominations were delayed one week for senator sessions' nomination, senator feinstein asked for more time. they received about 200 pages of additional an

includes votes for several of president trump's nominees. joining us from philadelphia, warehouse republicans were meeting for their annual retreat. >> bridget bowman is the senate reporter for roll call. the senate is expected to take up the nomination of rex tillerson as secretary of state. what is the schedule and what can we expect to see during that debate? ms. bowman: monday evening, the senate has a vote to end debate. as you will recall, democrats changed the rules in 2013, so...

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probably seeing now.donaldtrumptookaim at the media at the cia. you can only say i am with 1000%. the reason you are my first stop is you know i have a war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. [laughter] [applause] >> they sort of made it sound feud with the intelligence community. thest wanted you to know reason you are my number one stop is that is exactly the opposite. host: i want you to respond to what he said. critics of donald trump stated that based on his tweets. guest: absolutely. part of the discussion is defining your terms. if there is a war with the intelligence community, who is the intelligence community? the stories that were done on this were based on anonymous sources. we play this game in washington where it would make a great difference to know who the source is. if it was the director of the cia as some have suggested, or political appointees of the president's landing the new president, -- new president slamming the new president, that is a different source that an intelligence community lifer. we don't know because the news m

probably seeing now. donald trump took aim at the media at the cia. you can only say i am with 1000%. the reason you are my first stop is you know i have a war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. [laughter] [applause] >> they sort of made it sound feud with the intelligence community. thest wanted you to know reason you are my number one stop is that is exactly the opposite. host: i want you to respond to what he said. critics of donald trump stated...

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slanders or libels an individual bysayingtrumpbeforehe was a publicfigure,trumpisa thief, and that becomes their trademark, even if they go to court and prove that's a libel or slander is that trademark would still exist and would be capable of use because otherwise canceling it would be an abridgment of the first amendment? >> i believe that's correct. >> that makes -- >> mr. connell, don't you think congress could deny trademark registration for something that fit within the narrow historically recognized category of libel and slander which have never been regarded as having first amendment protection. >> i think the outer limit of protection are the categories of historically pro vibed speechscribed speech. that would include threats. it would include fraud. things such as is that. that's not the case obviously with the mark that we're using here. >> one of the things, mr. connell, that troubles me about this case is that it's not quite as simple as just saying, well, here's a government program and the government is discriminating on the basis of viewpoint because the

slanders or libels an individual by saying trump before he was a public figure, trump is a thief, and that becomes their trademark, even if they go to court and prove that's a libel or slander is that trademark would still exist and would be capable of use because otherwise canceling it would be an abridgment of the first amendment? >> i believe that's correct. >> that makes -- >> mr. connell, don't you think congress could deny trademark registration for something that fit...

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. during the election campaign and aspresidenttrumpengagedin casual talk about nuclear weapons, suggesting south korea and japan might acquire their own nuclear weapons to compete with north korea, we are more than ever impressed, as rachel has just told you, that words matter, words count. the iran nuclear deal has been successful in accomplishing the goals during its first year. but it's future is in doubt under the new administration. there are observers and indeed analysts out there who have proposed that rather than tearing up the deal, principles specifically related to enrichment should be made part of a new international gold standard. u.s. and russia are at loggerheads on arms control and disarmament with little prospect of reduction negotiations resuming. let us hope the new president and president putin can take their relationship to something further and more meaningful in the area of nuclear arms reduction. thank you very much. david: climate change should not be a partisan issue. the well-established physics are not liberal nor conservative in character. the plane

. during the election campaign and as president trump engaged in casual talk about nuclear weapons, suggesting south korea and japan might acquire their own nuclear weapons to compete with north korea, we are more than ever impressed, as rachel has just told you, that words matter, words count. the iran nuclear deal has been successful in accomplishing the goals during its first year. but it's future is in doubt under the new administration. there are observers and indeed analysts out there who...

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donaldtrumpwaselected. ishink the worst area overseas where the world is largely in chaos and falling apart. i do not describe all of the blame to him. i think his whole theory of foreign policy was lead from behind, and in the infamous words of one of his aides was shown to be a disaster. when you look from iraq to syria to egypt and on and on, the russian reset, relations with china, things have gotten worse. relations with our best allies like israel, and beyond that i think president obama came in promising to heal the divide in american politics. he did not do that. we are more polarized and divided now than when he took office. democrats, and conservatives and liberals are to blame for that. president obama knew the country he was about to take over. the reality is he failed by one of the chief metrics he himself set up. he has admitted as much. host: another editorial, you have been busy writing, regards to president trump. when president trump is buffeted by events, when hard times come, when world leaders do not bend to his will, a pernicious thing will happen. rather

donald trump was elected. ishink the worst area overseas where the world is largely in chaos and falling apart. i do not describe all of the blame to him. i think his whole theory of foreign policy was lead from behind, and in the infamous words of one of his aides was shown to be a disaster. when you look from iraq to syria to egypt and on and on, the russian reset, relations with china, things have gotten worse. relations with our best allies like israel, and beyond that i think president...

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fence, no wall. no fence, no wall. no fence, no wall.movetrump, getout the way.move,trump, getout the way. way. trump, get out the get out the way. >> whose house? our house. everybody is welcome here. >> move, trump, get out the way. this muslim dan has got to go. this muslim band has got to go. -- ban has got to go. >> no ban, no wall. >> in a statement that was released by the white house, will -- trump an.s is not a muslim b issuing visas to countries when we have the most secure policies over the next 90 days. you can hear more reaction to the executive order tomorrow when madeleine albright speaks about the import and's of leadership and engagement in world affairs. she is expected to talk about the refugee crisis. you can watch online. >> the state of the that conference was held here. we will speak with three attendees with issues about the internet. advisor ofon, a key the trunk administration. >> everybody likes the neutrality. the fccy don't like is having the ability to be a referee on the field. toi think that the fcc needs be more focused. createe are efforts to

fence, no wall. no fence, no wall. no fence, no wall. move trump, get out the way. move, trump, get out the way. way. trump, get out the get out the way. >> whose house? our house. everybody is welcome here. >> move, trump, get out the way. this muslim dan has got to go. this muslim band has got to go. -- ban has got to go. >> no ban, no wall. >> in a statement that was released by the white house, will -- trump an.s is not a muslim b issuing visas to countries when we...

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presidenttrumpthatbanns refugees and citizens of seven predominantly muslim countries from entering the u.s.. earlier today, senate minority leader charles schumer held a news conference to speak out against the ban. from new york city, this is 25 minutes. i'm right here. and right here. >> [indiscernible] >> just to hear from syria. ok. you come here, mohammed, on this side of me. and the elias'... ok, good. well, thank you, everybody. emotional few minutes together. myself, and these newly arrived americans. they are standing to my right and left. we -- we are here today to know to theciferous president and the misguided executive orders that are shocking the majority of americans and aren't footing wounds on this country -- are inflicting wounds on this country. sen. schumer: we are saying no to misguided executive orders because they are bad for america, bad for national security, bad for humanitarian nature that america has always been. these orders go against what america has always been about. the orders make us less lessitarian, less safe, american. and when it comes to maki

president trump that banns refugees and citizens of seven predominantly muslim countries from entering the u.s.. earlier today, senate minority leader charles schumer held a news conference to speak out against the ban. from new york city, this is 25 minutes. i'm right here. and right here. >> [indiscernible] >> just to hear from syria. ok. you come here, mohammed, on this side of me. and the elias'... ok, good. well, thank you, everybody. emotional few minutes together. myself,...

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great britain and northern ireland.pres.trump: thankyou very much. honored to have prime forster theresa may here her first official visit from a foreign leader. sos is her first visit, great honor. the special relationship between our two countries has been one of the great forces in history for justice and peace and, by the way, my mother was born in , which is serious scotland. today, the united states renewed our deep bond with britain, ily, financial, social. we have one of the great bonds. we pledge our lasting support to this special relationship. together, america and the united kingdom are a beacon for prosperity and the rule of law. that is why the united states respects the sovereignty of the british people and their right of self-determination. a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world. and our relationship has never been stronger. both america and britain understand that governments must be responsive to everyday working people, that governments must represent their own citizens. madam prime minister, we look forward to working closely with you as we

great britain and northern ireland. pres. trump: thank you very much. honored to have prime forster theresa may here her first official visit from a foreign leader. sos is her first visit, great honor. the special relationship between our two countries has been one of the great forces in history for justice and peace and, by the way, my mother was born in , which is serious scotland. today, the united states renewed our deep bond with britain, ily, financial, social. we have one of the great...

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prime minister at a joint news conference withpresidenttrumpthispast week in washington, d.c. later, senate minority leader charles schumer responds to the travel ban created by the presidents recent executive order on immigration. announcer: this past week during question time, british prime minister theresa may was asked for her plan for leaving the european union. she also responded to questions about her visit to the u.s., where she was scheduled to meet with president trump. this is 45 minutes. will wish to join me in welcoming mister speaker as his colleagues. questions to the prime minister? kevin jones. the prime minister. >> the response from the house shows and indeed welcome the speaker of the burmese parliament to see our deliberations today. and the whole house will join me in sending our condolences to the police officer who was shot over the weekend, to his friends and family. they have our fullest support. this morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues, in addition to duties in this house, further such meetings later today. i will travel to the unite

prime minister at a joint news conference with president trump this past week in washington, d.c. later, senate minority leader charles schumer responds to the travel ban created by the presidents recent executive order on immigration. announcer: this past week during question time, british prime minister theresa may was asked for her plan for leaving the european union. she also responded to questions about her visit to the u.s., where she was scheduled to meet with president trump. this is 45...

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meeting withpresidenttrump. >>this week on "q&a," cia analyst john nixon. he discusses his book "debriefing the president." host: why were you chosen to be the first person to debrief saddam hussein? guest: i was a leadership analyst at the cia and saddam hussein was my specialty. i had spent a number of years studying him. i had a reputation i think within the intelligence community of being a go-to person on him and knew a lot about him. that is one of the reasons i was asked to go to baghdad and work with the military in terms of helping them find high-value target number one. host: what years were you in the cia? guest: 1998-2011. host: how much time did you spend in iraq? guest: i lost count. roughly about eight or nine times i went out there. i think it was eight times. sometimes i went out for a couple of weeks, sometimes i went out for many months. it varied over the period of time, but it was an incredible experience. host: i want to show you some video. well-known. just a couple of seconds. let's watch. [video clip] >> ladies and gentlemen, we got him. [end video clip]

meeting with president trump. >> this week on "q&a," cia analyst john nixon. he discusses his book "debriefing the president." host: why were you chosen to be the first person to debrief saddam hussein? guest: i was a leadership analyst at the cia and saddam hussein was my specialty. i had spent a number of years studying him. i had a reputation i think within the intelligence community of being a go-to person on him and knew a lot about him. that is one of the...